Hog watering device



Dec. 19, 1950 T. P. PETERSON HOG WATERING DEVICE 2 sheets-sheet 1 Filed Oct. 9, 1947 A TTORNEY Dec. 19, 1950 T. P. PETERSON HOG WATERING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 9, 1947 INVENTOR. TH EODORE P. PETERSON ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 19, V1950 STATES PATENT to Hgvold Woodcraft Co.- --Inc.,

-S. Dak., a corporation Apliiieatidn otitis-f 9, 194i,y .serial No. i'isfgsi (o1. nea-75) 4 Claims. I

This invention relates to a hof,r watering device there particularly to a hog wateringdevice yfor :attachment to a tank or barrel so Constructed and arranged that the fiuidand operating'valve offthedevicewill not fireeze upin ie-ld weather.

Itis an object or" this invention to :provide 'a nog watering device of the kind to be moreparticularly described hereinafter having' a drinkin-g' bowl'forfattaclinientto the lower end 'or a tank orbarrel with a tube or 'nipe c'arriedby the ybowl having 'a valve for disposition withih'the tank, the valve-V being so constructed vand arranged that will be free to operate` in freezing weather and the bowl is so located "below the Surface of the earth that the water contained Vtherein may' be kdisposedbelow the freezing level in normal freez'- ing weather. 4

"Another object of this invention is to provide "a hog watering device of this kind havingI a valve which is normally closed and is actuated to vthe 'oneny position by the 'engagement of a trigger with the side of va hogs' face Aas the hog reaches v'i'lithin the bowl to' obtain the water.

Still another object of this invention lis to pro'- vide a hog watering device having a'guard 'on' one side of the drinking bowl to force the animal to drink lfrom the ends of the bowl so that in reaching for the water when the water is `at a low level the Side of the animals facewill engage the trigger rockably carried'by the bowl for 'pressing the valve open to admit more water'to the bowl.

Still another Object of this invention iS to provide'a hog waterer of this kind having a plateo'i false bottom therein inclined fr'ornthe outer to Vthe inner Sides thereof, having the lo-werendd'isposed belowrthewater inlet to the bowl so that as the water level falls in the bowl the water iriay bereached by an animal only by' reaching tothe lower end of the inclined vplate which is also dis `posed below the valve actuating trigger, so that thefhogs -head will come into engagement with the trigger for admitting water when thewater level in the bowl has reached suchy a low level.

With-thel above and other objects in View, -my 'invention consists in the arrangement, combination-and'details 4of construction disclosed inthe Vvdrawings-and 'specication and then more pai'- ticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

I'nthe drawings,

Figure 1 is a Vertical longitudinal section through a hog watering structure constructed in accordance with thepresent invention.

Figure 2 isf'a'iongitudiiiai section on enenl'l'gedf Scale of the contro1-'va1ve.

Mitchell,

Figure isa viewi'ii the iep pian' ci intimen; tiel?- YFigure 4 is ka detailed sectional View cien-enig- 'ger plate and 'associated naits'drawh tonnen"- l'arged scale. d l Y Referring Vto the VYdrz'iwiigs, the fnuineralfi' des*- ignates generally a tank or barrel-tor oontai ing water troni which the hogs or other ,stockaniinals may drink, and a `drinking bowl iI isfdta'chabli/ i secured Hto the :lower tend "of *the barrel "I0 :from

whieh the' animals may drink directly.

An opening 2 isiormed in one side wallet-the tank i@ near the li'iwe` V'end 'tl'ereofad lpe or iut@ ifi engages through the epjeningjfiz and into a'threaded opening i5 ononesidewail' ofthe bowl i' E adjaoent theupp'er edge: thereof.

` The water is adapted to flow through 'th'ejer'id of the tube' i5 in the'tank into'th'e bowl I'I. The lower 'end ofthe bowl H is dis/nosed ina hclein the ground fol` locating A the 'bottoni I6 of the drinking bowl substantially belowitheipiier'level ofthe yground `whereby the waterndis'posed 'in the bottom of the drinking bowl Will 'b'ejbel'o-w'tl'ie freezing level in normal ree'iingw'eathe. d Y Y 4The drinking bowl 'i I is 'provided with one 'side il which extends Substantially above the ibe edge" of the Voth'ersides of the drinking bow for attachment to the tank Iii. A bolt I8 engages 'through the upwardly extending wall II' and through a wall of the tank It. A nutfl'f'engag ing'the bolt I8 within the tank secures the-drink`- ng'bowl I I thereto. y

'A rubber or other resilient washerZ''is dise posed about the pipe le between the wan i1 'ao the tank i0 for sealing the opening i2` through the tank. A Wooden 'spacing menibeil is car ried between the upper endofthe 'wall I1 *and the tank I0 for spacing the uniper end off-the bowl AIVI-the `same distance afsY the compressed width or thickness of the washer 2D for securelyattaching the drinking bowl I I to the tank I0.

An elevated flat guard 22 is secured 'on "tl-ie outer edge of the drinking bowl l I to provide 'an upper extension on the outer Yw'allrof thebowlvei which the animals may not 'reachthev-wat f `o Vthat the hogs will be fr'Cue'd't dinkfi'lftl' bowl II wat the opposite ends thereof.

A bolt 24 engages through iaflan'g'e 525 cli'iii'the lower end of the guard plate 22 vvand through a flange 26 formed on the upper edge ofthe outer vwall 21 of the bowl l I.

A nut 28' engages the Abolt 24 lbelow the aiigfe 26 for securing the guard on thel'bowl. A-"shield `p1`atef29iis fixed on the inner surface of theinner 'wall I1 i for' covering the upperfend o'f a l'ti-"iggij 3 plate pivotally secured thereto. The upper end of the shield plate 29 is adapted to abuttingly engage the upper end of the wall I1 and is secured thereto by a bolt 3| engaging therethrough.

The lower end of the shield plate 29 is inclined downwardly and forwardly as indicated by the numeral 32 for providing a space between the plate 29 and the wall l1 immediately above the vertical edges of the plate II.

The trigger plate 39 is formed of an elongated sheet of metal or other suitable material having a downwardly or inwardly inclined flange 34 at the lower end thereof. A hinge pin or pintle 35 is xed to or carried by the longitudinal upper edge of the trigger plate 30 and is rockably engaged within the end walls of the shield plate 29. A spring 3E is engaged about the pintle 35 at the ends thereof and engages the lower side of the the trigger plate 30 at one and the inner surface of the wall l1 at the other end for biasing the trigger plate 39 outwardly for purposes to be described hereinafter.

A stop lug 31 is fixed to or formed on the inner surface of the shield plate 29 near the lower end thereof with which the trigger plate 39 is adapted to engage for limiting the outward spring-pressed movement thereof.

The trigger plate 39 extends substantially along the inner side edge of the bowl I I and is adapted to be engaged by the side of a hogs face or head as he reaches for water in the lower end of the bowl II.

A hook 38 is fixed to or formed on the inner surface of the trigger plate 39 and is provided with an upwardly extending bill 39 thereon. The end of the pipe I4 within the tank I0 is threaded and provided with a wooden washer 4D engaged thereon. An outer plate 4I is secured on the washer 49 by bolts 42 which engage through the plates 4I and 49 and a tube or spacer 44 is disposed about the bolts 42 along the length thereof for spacing the plate 4I outwardly relative to the wooden washer 49.

A screen 45 is carried by the plates 40 and 4I about the bolts 42 and spacers 44. sleeve 46 engages about the screen 45 and the wooden washer 49 for securing the screen 45 thereto.

. A valve seat 41 is fixed in the end of the pipe I4 within the tank I0 and is held from sliding movement in the pipe by a split ring 48 secured thereto. The valve 49 is provided for engagement with the valve seat 41 and is formed with a valve stem 59 which extends through the valve 49 inwardly through an opening 5I in the plate e 4I. A spring 52 about the valve stem 50 constantly urges the valve 49 to the closed position in engagement with the valve seat 41.

The valve 49 may be made of metal and as the valve seat 41 is made of an insulating material, the valve 49 will not become frozen to the valve seat in freezing weather.

The wooden ring 49 prevents the cold from being transmitted through the pipe and screen to the valve stem 50 for substantially insulating the valve from the temperature of the pipe I4. The valve stem 50 engages through the valve 49 and slightly into the pipe I4.

A valve operating rod 54 is slidably disposed within the pipe I4 along the length thereof. Circumferentially spaced apart radial lugs 55 are carried by the pipe I4 adjacent the end thereof within the tank.

The rod 54 is loosely engaged between the inner ends of the lugs or studs 55 whereby the A metal 4 studs 55 which may be set screws engage through the walls of the tube providing a loose bearing for the rod or shaft 54. The outer end of the rod 54 is formed with a loop 56 for engagement about the bill 39 of the trigger 30.

The end of the rod 54 within the tank is spaced from the valve stem 50 as indicated by the numeral 51 so that the temperature of the water, the trigger plate, and the rod 54 will not be communicated to the valve stem 59 in the normal open position of the trigger and closed position of the valve 49.

Upon rocking of the trigger plate 30 the gap 51 is closed so that the rod 54 engages the stem 5U for opening the valve 49 thereby permitting the water within the tank IU to flow through the pipe I4 into the bowl Il, the water striking the inner surface of the trigger plate 30 and flange 34 for deflecting the water downwardly away from the head of the animal drinking from the bowl.

A plug 58 seals a drain opening at the bowl II for holding the level of the water in the bowl below the level of the pipe I4. With the plug removed the water in the bowl may never now over the upper edges thereof under any condition.

A downwardly and inwardly inclined plate 5U is carried by the bowl II for forcing the animal to drink from the inner side of the bowl Il below the trigger plate 30 when the water level falls to a predetermined low level. Lugs or supporting members 6I are nxed to or formed on the inner surfaces of the side or end walls of the tank II for supporting the plate 50 at the side edges thereof.

The lower inclined edge of the plate 59 is formed with a LJ-shaped opening 62 disposed immediately below the water inlet pipe I4. When .t the water within the tank falls below the level of the upper edge of the plate 60 the animal must reach toward the lower inclined end of the plate 60 thus pressing his head or face against the trigger plate 30 for admitting more water into the bowl.

Any dirt or sediment in the bowl or dirt washed from the face of the hog will be forced downwardly through the opening 62 for disposition below the plate 69 where it may not be agitated by the drinking animals.

I do not mean to coni-lne myself to the exact details on construction herein disclosed but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A watering attachment for a water supply tank having a wall opening, comprising a drinking bowl having a portion of its wall of thickened construction and projecting a substantial distance above the top of the bowl, said portion having a threaded opening below the level of the top of the bowl, means for securing said portion of the bowl to the wall of the tank with said openings aligned, a pipe secured in the threaded opening and extending through the tank wall opening into the tank, a valve closing the end of the pipe in the tank, a'shield plate secured to said thickened portion above the threaded opening and directed downwardly and forwardly into the bowl, a trigger plate having an upper edge portion disposed between said shield plate and the thickened portion of the bowl and extending downwardly across the adjacent end of the pipe,

l5 pivot means connecting the said upper edge por- I tion of the trigger plate with the shield plate, and

a valve operating rod 'extending through said pipe and connected at its outer end with the trigger plate, the inner end of the rod being adapted to open the valve upon downward swinging movement of the trigger plate.

2. A watering attachment to a water supply tank having a wall opening, comprising a drinking bowl adapted to be secured at one side against a wall of the tank and having an opening aligned with the tank wall opening, a pipe leading through said openings into the tank, valve means upon the inner end of the pipe, a valve actuator pivotally supported upon the bowl and disposed across the outer end of the pipe, means connecting the actuator with the valve for effecting the opening of the latter upon the swinging of the actuator in one direction, said bowl having an outwardly extending integral ilange at its top edge upon the side thereof opposite from the valve actuator, and an upstanding guard wall mounted upon said flange for compelling an animal to drink from the bowl at one end whereby to engage its head against the valve actuator.

3. A watering attachment to a water supply il.

spring means normally urging outward swinging movement of the trigger plate away from the adjacent end of the pipe, a valve unit supported `upon the said inner end of the pipe and comprising a cage having a collar threaded upon the inner end of the pipe and a plate in spaced relation with the collar, a valve seat unit of insulation material mounted upon the said inner end of the pipe within said cage, a valve element including a stem extending axially through the cage and passing through said plate, a spring member between the valve element and the plate and normally urging the element to position on the insulation material seat, and an actuating rod connected at one end with said trigger plate to be moved outwardly therewith away from the valve element, the other end of the rod being positioned in spaced relation with the valve element when the valve is closed whereby to prevent the transmission of cold through the rod to the valve element.

4. A watering attachment for a water supply tank having a wall opening, comprising a drinking bowl having a portion of its wall of thickened construction and projecting a substantial distance above the top of the bowl, said portion having a threaded opening below the level of the top of the bowl, means for securing said portion of the bowl to the wall of the tank with said openings aligned, a pipe secured in the threaded opening and extending through the tank wall opening into the tank, a valve closing the end of the pipe in the tank, a shield secured to said thickened portion above the threaded opening and directed downwardly and forwardly into the bowl, a trigger plate having an upper edge portion disposed between said shield plate and the thickened portion of the bowl and extending downwardly across the adjacent end of the pipe, pivot means connecting the said upper edge portion of the trigger plate with the shield plate, a valve operating rod extending through said pipe and connected at its outer end with the trigger plate, the inner end of the rod being adapted to open the valve upon downward swinging movement of the trigger plate, spring means housed beneath the shield plate and engaging the trigger plate and normally urging outward swinging movement of the trigger plate, spring means normally urging the valve to closed position, and said rod having its inner end in spaced relation with the valve when the valve is in closed position whereby to prevent the transmission of cold to the valve elements when the valve is in closed position.

THEODORE P. PETERSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 444,324 Allis Jan. 6, 1891 474,986 Burt May 17, 1892 561,453 Thayer June 2, 1896 1,674,811 Turner June 26, 1928 2,338,072 Quinn Dec. 28, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 440,325 Great Britain Dec. 27. 1935 

